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Case Reports
. 1980 Aug;101(2):246-50.
doi: 10.14219/jada.archive.1980.0200.

Hazards of retained third molars in older persons: report of 15 cases

E C Hinds, K F Frey
Case Reports

Hazards of retained third molars in older persons: report of 15 cases

E C Hinds et al. J Am Dent Assoc. 1980 Aug.

Abstract

A total of 15 representative cases of retained embedded third molars in persons older than 40 years are presented. Surgical difficulties and postsurgical complications and morbidity that occurred would have been greatly reduced if these teeth been removed earlier in life.

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